UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2019

Ciner Resources LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 

					
Delaware	 	001-36062	 	46-2613366	
(State or other jurisdiction	 	(Commission	 	(IRS Employer	
of incorporation or organization)	 	File Number)	 	Identification No.)	

			
Five Concourse Parkway	 	 	
Suite 2500	 	 	
Atlanta, Georgia	 	30328	
(Address of principal executive office)	 	(Zip Code)	
 
(770) 375-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

			
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common units representing limited partnership interests	CINR	New York Stock Exchange	
    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨ 
 
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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Ms. Daniel

On August 19, 2019, Ciner Resources LP (the “Partnership”) received notice from Ms. Nicole C. Daniel of her resignation as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ciner Resource Partners LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of the Partnership, as a member of the board of directors of American Natural Soda Ash Corp., and various other officer roles within members of the Ciner Group, the indirect parent of the General Partner, including as General Counsel and Secretary of Ciner Wyoming LLC, the Partnership’s majority-owned subsidiary, each effective as of September 6, 2019, in order to pursue other opportunities. There were no disagreements between Ms. Daniel and the entities or the respective board of directors or management of the entities she resigned from, including, but not limited to, the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “Board of Directors”), the Partnership, the General Partner or the Partnership’s management, regarding any matter, including, but not limited to, the Partnership’s operations, policies or practices.

Departure of Mr. Bastug

On August 19, 2019, the Partnership received notice from Mr. Recep Bastug of his resignation from the Board of Directors and all committees thereof, effective as of August 30, 2019 in order to pursue other opportunities. In addition, Mr. Bastug tendered his resignation from various other director roles within members of the Ciner Group, each effective as of August 30, 2019. There were no disagreements between Mr. Bastug and the entities or the respective board of directors or management of the entities he resigned from, including, but not limited to, the Board of Directors, the Partnership, the General Partner or the Partnership’s management, regarding any matter, including, but not limited to, the Partnership’s operations, policies or practices.

SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 Date: August 22, 2019

			
 	CINER RESOURCES LP	
 	 	 	
 	By:	Ciner Resource Partners LLC, its General Partner	

 	By:	/s/ Oğuz Erkan	
 	 	Oğuz Erkan	
 	 	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors